Infinitely LOFT
When I found out that one of my favorite brands had started a rental service,I decided to give it a try! I am a big Loft shopper, especially when they are having sales. So this year when school began, I decided to forgo my "Back to School" shopping spree for a try with Infinitely LOFT. The rental service is a subscription based model with hundreds of LOFT looks, all for one flat monthly fee of $64.95 per month + free US shipping. The appeal for me, a teacher, was that I didn't have to spend a few hundred dollars for new clothes for the new school year, yet I was still going to have many clothes options in my closet to choose from.
What You Get: A set of three LOFT-brand clothing items to rent for as long as you’d like. You can buy rental items at a discount, or swap what you have for a new set of three items. You can swap your set as often or as infrequently as you want. So far, I have purchased a few of the items and returned a few.
It is easy to sign-up, but I was surprised that I had to set up a different account rather than just use my existing Loft account. I needed to create a new account just for Infinitely LOFT. I was also surprised when a friend commented on my dress at work and said she had gotten the same one for $20 at the store. My price to buy the same dress was $38. When I emailed customer service, they said that they do not necessarily have the same price as the store. However, They will also price match anything from their website (third party websites not included) if you find it cheaper on www.loft.com . Note that the price will only be matched if it’s the same style, color, and size and is in stock. They were happy to give me the dress for $20. I've been happy with the cost of my purchases so far, but I do check online to see what the item is going for in the store before I click buy. My favorite part of this is having clothes to rotate in my closet without having to worry about what to do with the clothes once I’m tired of them. You don't even have to worry about washing the clothes after you wear them. You place the clothes in the bag they sent you, and leave it for your postal official.
We use no dyes or perfumes in the cleaning process and have a state-of-the-art on-site dry cleaning plant. Additionally, three different inspectors review all items after the laundry process to ensure they arrive in pristine condition.
The only thing I would change is being able to pick the items I want in each box. Infinitely Loft picks for you.
Here is what you see...Infinitely LOFT Website
The website is very easy to navigate around. After you sign up and pay for the subscription, you add at least 10 different pieces of clothing to your closet to get your first box. Infinitely Loft will request that you have 20 items in your closet at all times.
When Infinitely Loft sends a new email, you can start by looking at all of the “New Arrivals". When you click on an item, you find images, a size chart, product details, and available sizes. I've never had a problem finding my size, and there are tabs for regular, petite, tall, and plus sizes. Infinitely LOFT offers most of their clothing in a variety of sizes.
This shirt was one of the items in my first box.
When you go to your Infinitely LOFT account, there’s a little hanger icon at the top right corner of your screen that links to your Virtual Closet. This is where you can see what clothes you have On The Rack, clothes you've put On Hold, and what you have At Home.
Here is what you see...On the Rack
On the Rack is where you add the clothes that you like and are interested in receiving. You must have at least 8 items in your On the Rack section before you can receive your first shipment. I had no problem putting 10 items On the Rack as soon as I signed up. As I mentioned above, Infinitely LOFT wants you to keep 20 items On the Rack for a fast delivery of your next box. Notice below that there are buttons for you to prioritize the items you like best, and want to receive sooner rather than later.
Here is what you see...On Hold
The On Hold section is where you can save clothes that you’d like to try in a different season, or things you’re interested in but may not want to try just yet. You can easily move them to your rack when you’re ready to check them out.
Here is what you see...At Home
The At Home section shows what items are on their way or what you have at home. You can track your package, buy an item, or make returns from this screen. This is also the only place Infinitely LOFT shows the price to keep an item and the discount they are giving you.
Here is what you see...On History
The History page is where you can see all of your past rentals, the sizes, when they shipped, and when they were returned. The hearts represent how you rated each piece.
After placing your clothes in the included bag, you should go on the website and click "Return Item". This will notify Infinitely LOFT so that they can get your next box ready to ship. If you don't, they won't start getting your next box ready until they have received your items. Make sure you send back all 3 items if you decide you are not purchasing any of them. Any clothes that do not make it into the bag, you will get charged for. If you send only one of the three pieces back, because you want to wear the other items longer, Infinitely LOFT will assume you want to purchase those and charge you for them.
Last but not least, you will be asked to rate each piece that you wore. You can share how often you wore it and what you liked or didn't like. See below for my latest box that at first glance, I love! Even though, me, an average teacher, mom of 4 over 50, does not look like the girls below LOL...
Will They Stay OR Will They Go?